Safety watch pocket for garments



Jan., 28, i936, Q R WOOD SAFETY WATCH POCKET FOR GARMEN Filed Oct. 24, 1953 Il JJ /N VEA/ T09. Gimp; E5 R WooD.

Patented Jan. 28, 1936 UNITED STATES SAFETY WATCH POCKET FOR GARMEN'IS Charles Rosca Wood, Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.

Application October 24, 1933, Serial No. 695,009 In Canada April 22, 1933 '7 Claims.

This invention relates to safety watch pockets for garments and embraces pocket structures arranged to provide a combination of pockets.

An object of the present invention is to provide 5V` asafety watch pocket of a nature simple to make up, which will securely retain a watch under all conditions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pocket of this character which, in providing for 1oz safely carrying a watch, will provide in a compact structure .a plurality of pockets which may be used for other articles.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pocket of reinforced character.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists essentially of a pocket formed from two pieces of material sewn to a backing and overlapped onevupon the other and secured together in spaced apart seams to provide a plurality of ad- 20.` jacent pockets the fastening means of which will form means for preventing a watch from drop ping from the pocket under all conditions while providing for the normal removal without diiiculty, as more fully described in the following 25 specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms part of the same.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary view of the upper part of the bib of an overall, illustrating the improved pocket mounted thereon, part of the pocketbeing shown in section.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line 2 2 o1 Figure l.

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 oi Figure l.

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 o1 Figure l.

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 1', and

Figure 6 is a section taken on the line 6--6 of Figure l.

Referring particularly to the drawing, A indicates theportion of any suitable garment such as the bib of'an overall upon which the improved pocket B is secured. According to the invention the pocket is made up of two main pieces or sections I and II, the construction being such that the pieces are cut so that there are no proper 50 rights or lefts to the pocket pieces, it being merely necessary that the proper end and side of the pieces be hemmed in order that the watch pocket may be formed on the left side of the bib of an overallor the like. Throughout the description 55: reference tothe right or left hand side of the bib or sections means the right or left hand side as worn and not as viewed.

The section I0 is materially larger than the section I I and approximately one-half of this section is positioned on the right hand side of the bib of the overall, being secured thereto by seams l 2 around its outer edges and a seam I3 approximately in the middle of the section so that a book pocket I4 is provided on the right hand side of the bib which may be closed by a suitable flap l secured to the bib 4above the pocket. In this connection it will be noted that the seam I3 coincides with the centre seam of the overall bib. The remaining portion of section IIJ projects to the left hand side or the bib from the centre seam i3 and section I I is overlapped thereon to a considerable extent and for a distance at least exceeding a double row of stitches ordinarily employed in garment construction of this character.

Section II is preferably of greater length than section ID and is secured to the overall bib by a continuation of the seam stitching I2 extending along its bottom as at I5', the left hand side as at IS and the top as at I1. The upper corner of the section I I is turned in to provide an inclined side on the piece which uncovers the upper edge of section I between which and the bib pocket openings are formed. Between section I0 and that area of section Il adjacent to the inclined edge, an opening to this watch pocket is formed.

The turned in corner of section II is secured in its folded in position by means of stitching providing within the pocket an apron I8. The apron may be secured to the inner side of section II by means of the marginal inclined row of stitching I9 or the inclined row of stitching 2D, as shown in Figure l, or both rows of stitching may be employed.

The free end or left hand corner of section I0 underlying section Il is secured to the bib by suitable bar tacking 2l at its upper corner while the left hand edge 22 is left throughout its length Without being secured to the bib. On the contrary the lower portion of this free or left hand edge 22 is secured to the section II by means of the stitching 23 while the right hand edge of section I I-is secured to the underlying portion of section I0 by means of the stitching 24 so that between the sections ID and Il a further pocket is formed dened by the stitching I5 at the bottom and the stitching 23 and 24 on each side, the opening to the pocket being at the top and accessible through the main opening to the watch pocket. Suitable reinforcing bar tacking 25 is inserted at the top of this pocket extending only between sections lil and ll while bar tacking is also inserted at the opposite side of the top o-f this pocket as at 25, this bar tacking extending through the sections and ll and also through the bib of the overall. In this way the watch pocket is dened, being margined by the stitching I3, l5', i6 and il, the bartacking 26, bar tacking 2l and bar tacking 28 and being formed by both the sections and il. The watch is introduced through the pocket opening 2'! between the overlapping portions of sections lil and ll and after passing through this opening drops behind the left hand edge of section l5 to repose therebeneath and beneath section Il conned by the margins'referred to. Y Y

rIhe upper portion of section l@ extending on the left hand side of the bib, except for bar tacking 2l and the bar tacking 28, is left free so that between the bar tacking 2l and 28 and the scarning I 3 openings are provided between the bib and this section to form two pockets which may be used as pencil pockets or pencil and rule pockets. Therefore, on one side of the bib four pockets are formed in the'arrangement of the sections lil and Vil in a compact easily made pocket construction and the sitching forming these various pockets serves in each case as a medium for retaining the watch within the main watch pocket as referred to hereinafter.

The two pockets referred to, the openings to which are provided at the upper edge of section IU between the bar tacking 2l and 28 and the seam I3, communicate with the interior of the main watch pocket ,but articles carried in the two pockets referred to will not interfere with the retention of the watch within the watch pocket. While these additional pockets communicate with the interior of the watch pocket it will be noted that the bar tacking 26 which is substantially in line with the back tacking 28, forms a further division between the two pockets referred to since the bar tacking 26 extends completely through section il, section ill and the backing upon which the pocket structure isi f. mounted.

' It `will be realized that the'salient feature underlying the construction consists in providing a plurality of pockets through the arrangement of two pieces of material sewn to a backing at a 'Y majority of their marginal edges and sewed topieces and the spaced apart seams referred to,

which sew the pieces or sections together. In each instance I have illustrated the seams of the pocket as the conventional double reinforcing seams but these might be single if desired. 'Ihis double seaming should, therefore, not be confused with the spaced apart seams described.

- It is not necessary, of course, that the book pocket should be formed to provide the structure referred to but it will be realized that in two simple pieces of material I have provided an arrangement which may form ve pockets in a compact manner, including a watch pocket, book pocket, pencil pocket and rule pocket or these pockets may be used for various articles. Firrtherrnore, it will be realized, of course, that it is not necessary for the section l l to extend to a level above that of section i@ as shown, since the construction would function in exactly the same manner if section terminated along the level of the upper edge of section l0.

In use it will be seen that once the watch is inserted into the watch pocket through the opening 27, it will drop into the watch pocket to be held behind the Vieft hand portion of section l which,

up to the bar tacking 25, is secured to section il. It cannot return through the main pocketV opening in the case where the wearer should bend over because in this instance'it will contact with the bar tacking 2l or 2 8 or with the stitching il.

On the other hand, if the watch is located within the left hand side of the pocket and the wearer of the garment bends over with a swinging motion such as to move the watch in a direction towards the pocket opening it will merely slide behind the left hand side of section i0 or the apron i8 will tend to stop its progress and direct it back into other portions of the pocket so that the watch will be securely held within the. pocket under abnormal conditions. The chain or retaining member, therefore, provides the only certain way of removing the watch from the pocket. In this wayk I have provided an eective main safety watch pocket of simple vcharacter while providing for a combination of pockets.

Various modifications may be made in-this invention without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the claims, and therefore the exact forms shown are to be taken as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense, and it is desired that only snch limitations shall be placed thereon as are disclosed in the prior art or are set forth inthe acconlpanyingV claims;V

I claimti. Pocket structure, comprising two pieces of material sewn to a backing to provide with said backing a plurality of pockets, said pieces being offset with respect to each other overlapped and secured together to provide between the overlapped portions of said pieces an additional pocket.

2. The device as claimed in claim 1, in which the additional pocket between the' piecesrisv superimposedover a pocket formed between one piece and the backing.

3. Pocket structure, comprising two pieces of material sewn to a backing to provide with the backing a plurality of pockets, one of said pieces being sewn tothe backing around two of its marginal edges and secured to said backing in at least two places on a third marginal edge, thesecond piece of material being overlapped on said rst piece and sewn to a backing around three of its marginal edges, said pieces being sewn together throughout a length of their fourth marginal edges in spaced apart seams forming the side seams of a vvpocket provided between the pieces, one of said latter seams securing the pieces together, forming with the backing and pieces a main safety pocket having an opening above said latter seam accessible between said pieces.

fl. Pocket structure, comprising two piecesof material sewn to a backing to provide with the backing a plurality of pockets, one piece being sewn to the backing-throughout two of its mar- .ginal edges, left free from the backing along one marginal edge and tacked to the backing at spaced apart points along a fourth marginal edge, the second piece being overlapped on the rst piece and sewn to the backing throughout three of its marginal edges, the free marginal edge of' therst piece beingsewn throughout a portion of its length to the overlying second piece, the

free marginal edge of the second piece being sewn throughout a portion of its length to the rst piece, the edge of the second piece between the Atermination of the latter mentioned sewing and one of the edges sewn to the backing being left free to provide an opening to one of the pockets.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4, in which the free edge of the second piece forming the opening to one of said pockets is arranged at an incline to other edges of the piece to leave uncovered an opening to another pocket formed between the tacking securing one edge of the rst piece to the backing.

6. Pocket structure, comprising two pieces of material sewn to a backing to provide with said backing a plurality of pockets, said pieces being offset with respect to each other overlapped and secured together to provide between the overlapped portions of said pieces an additional pocket, one of said pieces being secured to the backing by a seam spaced from and parallel with a marginal seam to provide a further pocket.

7. Pocket structure comprising two pieces of material and a backing, said pieces being sewn to the backing at a majority of their marginal edges, and oiset with respect to each other, overlapped, and sewn together independently of the backing in spaced apart separate seams at those marginal edges overlying and underlying respectively, the opposite piece.

CHARLES ROSCO WOOD. 

